Guard training flight ends safely in field.(Capital Region)

Byline: BRIAN NEARING - Staff writer

MECHANICVILLE - Engine problems forced an Army National Guard helicopter on a night training mission to make an emergency landing in a cornfield off Roe Road.

None of the four crew members aboard was injured after the UH-60 Blackhawk set down about 11 p.m. Wednesday, its pilot using night vision goggles to find a safe place, said Major Kathy Sweeney.

On Thursday, repair crews were working on the chopper's twin 1,560-horsepower engines. …